EXPLORE | GETTING THERE
DESCENT
A 2 a.m. hike into an active volcano where miners
Indonesia has 127
active volcanoes.
Only the U.S. (168)
and Russia (144)
have more.
7,100
ELEVATION OF SULFUR
MINE, IN FEET
1112°F
TEMPERATURE OF
SULFURIC GASES RELEASED
FROM THE CRACKS
1999
MOUNT IJEN’S LAST
KNOWN ERUPTION
BY THE NUMBERS
NGM MAPS
Mt. Ijen
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